Unit Guide Title: ___Money on the Move (First Grade)_____________________________
1
Theme
Learning Target
Launching
the Unit
I can understand
how money has
changed from long
ago.
Social Studies
/Science Concepts
Economic
Vocabulary
Introduction
(currency)
I can name various
types of currency.
I can identify IS
currency by its name
and values.
Explore Now
Resources
Travel
Journal
2)..\Unit 4 Money on
the Move\The
History of Money
(2).ink
2) Money Now
and Then
Venn Diagram
(p. 1)..\Unit 4
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Move\venn
diagram
blank.pdf,
..\Unit 4
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diagram
history of
money-1.docx
Classroom Learning
Opportunities
*Pre-Assessment
1) Gallery Walk
-TSW look at pictures
related to the unit and
record their noticings
and wonderings.
I noticed…
I wonder…
3/4)..\Unit 4 Money
on the Move\Types
of Currency.ink
2) History of Money
-TSW explore the history
of currency and
compare money from
the past to current
forms of payment
Exhibit
3) Forms of
Payment
pictures with
labels (p.2)
3) Types of currency
-TSW explore various
types of currency
including credit cards,
debit cards, checks,
and cash
4) US Currency
(real
examples) with
labels and
values (p.3)
4) Types of US currency
-TSW learn the names
and values of bills and
coins used in the US.
2
Exploring
Currency
I can understand
how US currency is
made.
I can understand
how money is
The process of
creating money
Currency from
Around the World
1) How US money is
made
-TSW sequence the
steps in money
creation.
1)..\Unit 4 Money
on the
Move\How
Money is
Made.ink
1) How US
Currency is
made
sequencing
(p.4) ..\Unit 4
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Students
create/
design their
own money
in class...\Unit
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Expedition
Opportunities
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different around
the world.
2-3) How money is
different around the
world
-TSW explore currency
from around the world.
I can create my
own money.
2-3)..\Unit 4
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Move\Currency
from Around the
World.ink
4) Kids Money Creation
-TSW will design and
create a template for
their own money.
3
Earning
Money
(Producers)
I can describe
ways producers
earn money.
I can generate
ways that kids can
earn money.
Understanding
producers
Understanding
various careers
1) Ways to Earn Money
-TSW generate a list of
ways that adults and
kids can earn money
as producers.
2) Me Earning Money
-TSW elaborate on one
specific way they
could earn money as a
kid.
I can explore a
potential career.
1-2). ..\Unit 4
Money on the
Move\Earning
Money2.ink
3-4)..\Resources
for Friday May
8th\Career
Day.ink
3-4)My Future Career
-TSW learn about
various careers and
select a potential
career for their future.
4
Goods and
Services
I can explain the
difference
between and
good and a
service.
Understanding
goods and services
Understanding
consumable and
1) What is a good?
-TSW identify goods
that producers can
make.
1-4)..\Unit 4
Money on the
Move\Goods
and Services.ink
Move\How
money is
made.pdf
2-3)Money
Around the
World Map
with pictures
of foreign
currency and
symbols(pgs.
5-6) ..\Unit 4
Money on the
Move\currenc
y around the
world pics.pdf
1) Ways to
Earn Money TChart (p.7)
2) One Way I
can Earn
Money
is…(p.8)
3-4) My Career
Planning Sheet
and Career
Character Cut
Out (inside
front
cover)..\Unit 4
Money on the
Move\My
Career
Planning
Sheet.pdf
1) What is a
good
definition and
student drawn
examples(p.10
the
Move\Blank
MoneyTempl
ate.docx,
..\Unit 4
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Move\kids
currency.doc
x,
..\Unit 4
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Move\NewC
oinCreation.p
df
Students start
printing
money in art.
Students
generate a
class list of
items they
would like to
make to sell
at Exhibit
Mart.
Students can
begin
working in
small groups
to make
goods to sell.
Students will
pick partners
to begin their
business
project plan.
Career Visitors
(Parents)
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durable goods
I can explain the
difference
between
consumable and
durable goods.
I can design my
own business to
sell goods or
provide a service.
2) Durable vs.
consumable goods
-TSW understand the
difference between a
consumable and a
durable good.
3) What is a service?
-TSW identify various
services that a
producer could
provide.
4)I can distinguish
between good and
services
-TSW summarize
previous learning about
producers, goods, and
services
5)Goods vs. Services
Business Plan
-TSW design a business
in which they either sell
a good or provide a
service.
2) Durable vs.
Consumable
goods collage
with magazine
pictures (p.11)
3) What is a
service
definition and
example
pictures
labeled(p.12)
4) I am a
Producer
graphic
organizer
(p.13)..\Unit 4
Money on the
Move\I Am a
Producer.pdf
Begin glossary
by adding
keywords:
producer,
goods, and
services..\Unit
4 Money on
the Move\My
Glossary.docx
5) Student
generated
Business Plan
(p.14)..\Unit 4
Money on the
Move\Business
Plan for
goods.pdf
..\Unit 4
Money on the
Students will
decide if they
want to make
a good or a
service and
complete
their business
plans in class.
Students will
generate a
list of supplies
needed to
work on their
project in
class.
Students will
take supply
lists home to
ask parents to
send in
specific
materials.
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Saving
Money
I can understand
the benefits of
saving money.
Understanding
ways to save
money
I can create a
savings plan.
Understanding how
a bank works
I can understand
how a bank works.
Understanding the
benefits of saving
money
1) Ways to Save
-TSW explore ways to
save money and
complete a reflection
on the ways they save
money.
1-3)..\Unit 4
Money on the
Move\My Saving
Plan.ink
3) Savings
withdrawal/de
posit slip from
bank
expedition
and a
reflection
(p.16)
4) Bank Expedition and
Reflection
-TSW tour a bank and
write a reflection to
describe what they
learned.
*Optional-Students can
decorate their own
savings container..\Unit
4 Money on the
Move\saving jar.docx
Spending
Money
(Consumer)
I can describe
ways that
consumers spend
Understanding
consumers
1) What is a consumer?
-TSW identify ways that
they are consumers.
Students
begin
working with
partners to
create their
Business in a
Box project.
2) Savings plan
graphic
organizer
(short-term vs.
long term
plans) (p.
15)..\Unit 4
Money on the
Move\My
Savings
Plan2.pdf
2) How a bank works
-TSW sequence the
steps for how a bank
works.
3) How do we create
save/savings plan?
- TSW create a savings
plan to define a long
and short term goal.
6
Move\Business
Plan for
services.pdf
1) Saving
Money (kiddrawn pictures
and student
reflection)
(p.14)
1-2)..\Unit 4
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4) How a
bank works
sequencing
page(p.17)..\
Unit 4 Money
on the
Move\How a
Bank
Works.pdf
1) I am a
consumer: TSW
draw pictures
Students
continue
working with
Bank Expedition
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Needs vs.
Wants
money.
Understanding
needs and wants
I can distinguish
between needs
and wants.
.ink
2) Needs and wants
-TSW understand the
difference between
needs and wants (2
days)
and write
about how
they spend
money.
(pg.18)
partners to
create their
Business in a
Box project.
TSW add
definition of a
consumer in
glossary
2) Needs and
Wants collage
with magazine
cutouts (p.1920)
7
Budgeting
for Kids
I can create a
budget.
I can be a
consumer and
stick to a budget.
8
Scarcity
I can understand
Understanding the
benefits of
budgeting
Participating in a
shopping/
budgeting
experience
Understanding
1-2) What is a budget?
-TSW understand what
a budget it and
practice making one.
1-2) ..\Unit 4
Money on the
Move\Budgeting
for Kids.ink
3-4) Farmers Market
Expedition, feast, and
reflection
-TSW visit participate in
a shopping experience
and complete a
shopping scavenger
hunt
1-2) What is scarcity?
1-2)..\Unit 4
1-2) Students
will complete
a mock
budget sheet
pg. 21..\Unit 4
Money on the
Move\Income
budget.pdf,
..\Unit 4
Money on the
Move\Budgeti
ng for Kids
101.pdf
3-4)I am a
consumer!
Farmer’s
Market
scavenger
hunt (p.22)
Famer’s
Market receipt
and reflection
(p.23)
1-2) Scarcity of
Students
continue
working with
partners to
create their
Business in a
Box project.
Famers Market or
similar shopping
experience
Students
begin writing
scripts for
commercials.
..\Unit 4
Money on the
Move\Busine
ss Project
Script.pdf
Students
Walking tour of
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scarcity.
various ways
scarcity happens
-TSW explore various
ways scarcity happens
Money on the
Move\Scarcity.in
k
Summarizing this
unit
3) Neighborhood
Walking Tour-Digital
Scavenger Hunt
-TSW complete a
walking tour of their
neighborhood and
complete a Digital
Scavenger Hunt
3) Digital
Scavenger
Hunt..\Unit 4
Money on the
Move\Money on
the Move Digital
Scavenger
Hunt.pdf
4) Unit Reflection
-TSW review and reflect
on their learning from
this unit.
4)..\Unit 4 Money
on the
Move\Money on
the Move Unit
Wrap Up.ink
man made
goods, natural
resources,
human
resources, and
financial
resources
(p.24)..\Unit 4
Money on the
Move\Scarcity
means not
having
enough
resources to
meet
everyone.pdf
record
commercials.
Students
complete
their Business
in a Box
project.
Students
make final
goods for
Exhibit Night
Mart.
Finish Glossary
by adding the
term scarcity
(glue on inside
back cover)
3) Students will
recreate a
Neighborhood
Map (p.25-26)
9
Exhibit Week
I can show what I
know about
economics.
Demonstrating
students’ learning
from this unit.
Unit Post Assessment
Exhibit Night
Plan..\Unit 4
Money on the
Move\Money on
the Move Exhibit
Night Project
plan.pdf
4) Students will
complete a
Unit Reflection
to share what
they have
learned during
this unit
Post
Assessment
Put up for
Exhibit Night
displaying the
student
created
projects.
Student
neighborhood
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Created
Goods Mart
Grand
Opening at
Exhibit Night.
Business in a
Box
Commercials
debut at
Exhibit Night.
Student run
Bank open for
Exhibit Night
withdrawals.